STUDENT THESES PUBLISHED 2018-PRESENT:

Abreu, T. (2020). Circular Design for Consumers of a Linear Economy: A User-Centered Design Approach for the Adoption and Utilization of Access Model Services [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2425561612?pq-origsite=summon

Abioye, Taiwo. “Weaving Identities: Connecting Communities of Africa and the Diaspora in the US.” Drexel University, 2020. https://doi.org/10.17918/00000322.

Blamoville, A. P. (2023). The Power of the Arts in Community Health: A Proposal for an Appreciative Framework for Public Health [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2856723783?pq-origsite=primo

Brzozowski, Andrew Joseph. “ADHD Loops.” Drexel University, 2021. https://doi.org/10.17918/00000343.

Chen, J. (2020). A Conceptual Case for Understanding Fashion Retail in the Age of Hypermodernity & Storytelling [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2430954785?pq-origsite=summon

Hamilton, Jill. “MoReFa, Modular Regenerative Fashion: Experimentation and Exploration of Sustainable Systems, Supported Through 3D Virtual Simulation.” Drexel University, 2021. https://doi.org/10.17918/00000938.

Jahr, R. E. (2021). Cultures of Place: Ethical Design Solutions for Urban Density [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2572612600?pq-origsite=primo

James, W. (2020). Enhancing Personal Development Through Creative Exploration with Clothing [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2434500227?pq-origsite=summon

Johnson, S. (2022). A Review of Educational Design and Implementation of Mental and Physical Health Concepts in Adults: A Mental & Physical Health Resource Kit [Drexel University]. https://doi.org/10.17918/00001167

Jung Uk. “Exploring Community-Based Codesign in Architectural Education: Experiences within One Neighborhood in Philadelphia.” Drexel University, 2024. https://doi.org/10.17918/00010822.

Kahle, M. (2023). Makerspace Communities and Ecosystem Strategy: Co-Creating Social and Operational Infrastructure [Drexel University]. https://doi.org/10.17918/00001690

Longo, J. B. (2019). Emergent Making: Material Expression, Character, Performance [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2302013402?pq-origsite=summon

Malina, Emily. “Omnipresence: Adapting Interior Typologies for Phygital Embodiment.” Drexel University, 2025. https://doi.org/10.17918/00011079.

Marconi, A. (2019). INSPIRE.ME The Creation of a Tool and Service to Inspire Continued Recovery Efforts in Disaster Relief [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2301477250?pq-origsite=summon

Mastrobattista, M. M. (2020). Convening Sustainable Learning: Examining the Community School Framework as a Mode of Creating Sustainable Learning Environments [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2426564679?pq-origsite=summon

Meyers, Emma Nicole. “Digestible Information Is Remembered Information: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Information Literacy and Providing Access to Academically Rigorous Research.” Drexel University, 2024. https://doi.org/10.17918/00010449.

Moran, S. P. (2023). Consumer Behavior, Impulse Buying, and Design Ethics: A Design Research Approach [Drexel University]. https://doi.org/10.17918/00001950

Nyberg, S. E. (2022). A Journey of Inquiry: Planning and Reflecting upon the Design Research Experience [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2699966825?pq-origsite=primo

Olk, M. J. (2023). Social Media and the Undergraduate Experience: Recommendations and Multi-Method Design Research in Attention and Social Media Use [Drexel University] https://doi.org/10.17918/00001692

Prabhakar, A. (2023). What’s Your Version of Healing? Designing for the Trauma-Informed Movement [Drexel University]. https://doi.org/10.17918/00001625

Rable, S. (2019). The Creation of A Tool to Aid in Healthy Material Selection for Interior Designers [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2300629532?pq-origsite=summon

Rathjen, M. (2019). Engaging with Surveillance in Public and Semi-public Spaces [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2273838296?pq-origsite=summon

Roman Burgos, A. M. (2022). Healthier Materials Guidance: A Multi-Hazard Approach To Resilient Design In Refugee Camps [Drexel University]. https://doi.org/10.17918/00001120

Scarff, A. (2022). Understanding the Challenges Wheelchair Users Face in an Ableist World [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2691571475?pq-origsite=primo

Sieber, Greg. “Designing With Care for More-Than-Human Worlds.” Drexel University, 2021. https://doi.org/10.17918/00000937.

St Angelo, N. (2019). Ecosystem of Interactions: Solving for Plastic [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2278079024?pq-origsite=summon

Sugrue, J. (2024). Her Story Cloth Support for Women Who Are Psychiatric Service Users with Narrative Needlecraft [ProQuest Dissertations & Theses]. https://www.proquest.com/docview/3154560287?pq-origsite=primo

Sutkowski, R. A. (2019). From Optical to Tactile-Extruding Photography [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2282581307?pq-origsite=summon

Thayer, Gabriel. “Beyond the Burr: Innovative Kitchen Tools Focused on Sustainability & Lasting Quality.” Drexel University, 2025. https://doi.org/10.17918/00010828.

Wright, A. (2023). Developing a Long-Term Strategy for Volunteer Retention in Open-Source Project Teams [Drexel University]. https://doi.org/10.17918/00001695

Xie, V. Y. (2023). Engaging With Emerging Technology: Cryptocurrency Edition [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2863179860?pq-origsite=primo

Xu, Y. (2020). Decoding Styles: Contextual Study on China/US College Fashion [ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2430690184?pq-origsite=summon

DRDR4HEALTH LAB STUDENT COLLABORATORS GRANTS FUNDED AND UNIVERSITY-FUNDED

2024-Present Sinduja Balan MSIA
2023- present Rakshita Sachdev CCI
2023- present Tyler Fulton Design Research
2023-24 Tanaya Deshpande Master of Science Interior Architecture
2023-24 Tasha Singh Master of Science Interior Architecture
2022-23 Alisha PRabhakar, MS Design Research
2019-2020 Rachel Jahr Design Research
2018-2022 Thelmelis Abreu Years DRDR4Health / Garden Fresh Home
2018-2020 Paris Gramman Custom Design Major Alumna, Better Bunk Summer Co-supervised Dr. Yvonne Michael
2020 Grace Newman Lapinski MS Design Research student, Better Bunk Summer Co-supervised Dr. Yvonne Michael
2020 Bradley Winograd Summer Architecture student
2018-2020 Thanh My Nguyen Alumna MS Design Research Program Health Rowhouse Project, Home Preservation Initiative; Co-supervised Dr. Yvonne Michael Funding Stream: Scattergood
2016-2018 Elise Krespan Alumna MS Design Research Program; with Shivanthi Anandan
2017-2018 Nicholas St, Angelo Alumni Design Research Program; Better bunk; Community Partners: RISE; Peoples Emergency Center
2016-2018 Samantha Stein University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Health and Technology Student; Project developed Map the Gap
2020 Simone Scally, Alumna Design Research Student; Years involved 2019-2020 ; Community Partners: IMPACT Services
Public Health Research Assistants: With Dr. Yvonne
2016 Michael Manasvi Shah; MSPBHL
2016 Dylan Tracy MSPBHL
2016 Amir Sedeghi, MSIAD
2016 Neha Basavaraj, MSIAD; URBN STEAMlab; with Shivanthi Anandan
2015 Rita Truongcao, MSIAD; URBN STEAMlab; with Shivanthi Anandan
2015 Will Char, MS Engineering; URBN STEAMlab; Engineering Research Assistants: supervised with Shivanthi Anandan

Research Coops
2015: Bryan Cummings, MS Engineering; Integral Living Research
2016 Biological Environmental and Earth Sciences (BEES): Colin Cavote with Dr. Shivanthi Andandan and Dr. Joan Weiner Research Coop 2014

STAR SCHOLAR RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Summer 2021: Healthy Housing
Ben Wholbourne, Architecture

Summer 2019 Topic: Healthy Housing Convened
Farah Abdel Jawad: Architectural Engineering
Anjelica Soesanto: Architecture
Dolma Sherpa: Digital Media

Summer 2017 Topic: Green Space in the Home
Abigail Gard: Mechanical Engineering with Professor Anandan’s Biology STAR scholars
Hung Nguyen: Mechanical Engineering Summer

Summer 2016 Topic: Urban Housing with Professor Anandan’s Biology STAR scholars
Kiera Townsend: Architecture

Summer 2013 Katie Vaccarro: Interior Design Topic: Healthy and sustainable Interiors, co-advised with Professor Deb Ruben

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